How many gulps of water does it take to reach 8 ounces? As the dietitian for all things nutrition at Clif Bar & Company, these are the questions I find myself contemplating. In an attempt to find the answer, I conducted a decidedly un-scientific experimental design using two of my very own co-workers: Stella (one of our kitchen experts for LUNA food), selected for her charm and intelligence as well as petite stature, and Ian (our beloved baker of all things CLIF), selected for his desire to get to the bottom of things. Stella and Ian counted how many gulps…

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Thanksgiving's right around the corner and if you're like most people these days, you're more aware of what you put in your body. This means that you probably want to make an educated decision when buying a bird for Thanksgiving this year (if a bird's what's on your menu). I've been asked before about labels, so here's a handy guide from our good friends over at Healthly Child Healthy World for deciphering turkey labels when you embark on your shopping adventure. Hope this makes your shopping easy. And of course, if you don't eat turkey, there's always the Lentil Loaf—quite…

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I'm taking a short hiatus from talking about our Eco Challenge to blog about a "trip" I'm on. Thanks to Miss Shauna, sustainable food systems extraordinare, I'm attending the Sustainable Food Summit Lab. We became a member this year and now, Shauna, Thao, our director of Community and I have set out on a little journey this week. We met up yesterday afternoon with other folks who are also attending. For a little peek into how cool this is, I sat next to a guy last night at dinner who's in the honey business—as you may (or may not) imagine,…

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This Friday, 9/19, Clif Bar Family Winery is teaming up with The Wine Spies for a one-day sale of the winery’s 2005 Gary’s Improv Zinfandel. Here's the scoop on this deal: With each sale, we’ll donate $2 to support Native Energy’s Windbuilders program. The money raised will go towards helping the Rosebud Sioux Tribe build the St. Francis Wind Farm in South Dakota. Pretty neato. Check out all the other projects the folks over at Native Energy have up their sleeve over at the Native Energy website. When you order Gary’s Improv Zinfandel through The Wine Spies on Friday (that's…

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According a recent survey of Americans, the first nutrient to get your attention when reading food labels is the Total Sugar. We all know we need to limit intake of sugar but many aren’t so certain about what “limit” means. What's too much? After surveying my label-reading-friends, I found most have arbitrary numbers all over the board in mind. I like using common sense when it comes to sugar. For example, if it takes honey on your toast to get you to eat whole grain bread, enjoy a dab and add a dab of butter while you are at it.…

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